Description : Nonsense codons bring about (A) Amino acid activation (B) Initiation of protein synthesis (C) Termination of protein synthesis (D) Elongation of polypeptide chains
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : All of the following statements about tRNA are true except (A) It is synthesized as a large precursor (B) It is processed in the nucelolus (C) It has no codons or anticodons (D) Genes for rRNA are present in single copies
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : .In the genetic dictionary, there are 64 codons as (a) 64 amino acids are to be coded (b) 64 types of tRNAs are present (c) there are 44 nonsense codons and 20 sense codons (d) genetic code is triplet.
Last Answer : (c) there are 44 nonsense codons and 20 sense codons
Description : In the genetic dictionary, there are 64 codons as (a) 64 amino acids are to be coded (b) 64 types of tRNAs are present (c) there are 44 nonsense codons and 20 sense codons (d) genetic code is triplet
Last Answer : genetic code is triplet
Description : Three stop codons, which aids in termination of translation are also known as A- pause codons B- .nonsense codons C- missense codons D- antisense codons
Last Answer : .nonsense codons
Description : Genetic information originates from (A) Cistron of DNA (B) Codons of mRNA (C) Anticodons of tRNA (D) Histones of nucleoproteins
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Genetic code is said to be degenerate because (A) It can undergo mutations (B) A large proportion of DNA is non-coding (C) One codon can code for more than one amino acids (D) More than one codons can code for the same amino acids
Description : Degeneracy of genetic code implies that (A) Codons do not code for specific amino acid (B) Multiple codons must decode the same amino acids (C) No anticodon on tRNA molecule (D) Specific codon decodes many amino acids
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Consider the following statements: The genetic code said to be degenerate and universal which means that, (1) Amino afids may have more than one codon (2) All amino acids have mo than one codon (3) Codons are common for higher and lower organism (4) Codons are not found in bacteria
Last Answer : Ans. ((d))
Description : Degeneracy of the genetic code denotes the existence of (A) Base triplets that do not code for any amino acids (B) Codons consisting of only two bases (C) Codons that include one or more of the unusual bases (D) Multiple codons for a single amino acid
Description : All the following statements about acetyl CoA carboxylase are true except (A) It is required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids (B) It is required for mitochondrial elongation of fatty acids ( ... for microsomal elongation of fatty acids (D) Insulin converts its inactive form into its active form
Description : The essential amino acids (A) must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements
Description : The essential amino acids (A) Must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) Must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements
Description : The codons causing chain termination are (a) AGT, TAG, UGA (b) UAG, UGA, UAA (c) TAG, TAA, TGA (d) GAT, AAT, AGT
Last Answer : (b) UAG, UGA, UAA
Last Answer : b) UAG, UGA, UAA
Description : Bence-Jones proteins possess all the following properties except (A) They are dimers of light chains (B) Their amino acids sequences are identical (C) Their N-terminal halves have variable amino acid sequences (D) Their C-terminal halves have constant amino acid sequences
Description : Non-coding sequences in a gene are known as (A) Cistrons (B) Nonsense codons (C) Introns (D) Exons
Description : Nonsense codons are present on (A) mRNA (B) tRNA (C) rRNA (D) None of these
Description : What are codons and anticodons? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Ribosomes match up the ______ of the mRNA and the ______ of the tRNAs. a. codons; anticodons b. introns; exons c. anticodons; codons d. genes; anticodons
Last Answer : a. codons; anticodons
Description : In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids? (a) 20 (b) 64 (c) 61 (d) 60
Last Answer : b) 64
Description : If there are 999 bases in an RNA that code for a protein with 333 amino acids, and the base at position 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes 998 bases, how many codons will be altered? (a) 11 (b) 33 (c) 333 (d) 1
Last Answer : (d) 1
Description : n the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids? (a) 20 (b) 64 (c) 61 (d) 60
Last Answer : c) 61
Last Answer : b) 33
Description : The genetic code operates through (A) The protein moiety of DNA (B) Cistrom of DNA (C) Nucleotide sequence of m RNA (D) The anticodons of tRNA
Description : All the following statements about tRNA are correct except (A) A given tRNA can be charged with only one particular amino acid (B) The amino acid is recognized by the anticodon of tRNA (C) The amino acid is attached to end of tRNA (D) The anticodon of tRNA finds the complementary codon on mRNA
Description : All the following statements about recognition of a codon on mRNA by an anticodon on tRNA are correct except (A) The recognition of the third base of the codon is not very precise (B) ... degeneracy of the genetic code (D) Wobble results in incorporation of incorrect amino acids in the protein
Description : Epinephrine increases the concentration of free fatty acids in plasma by increasing (A) Extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (B) Mitochondrial fatty acid chain elongation (C) Microsomal fatty acid chain elongation (D) Lipolysis in adipose tissue
Description : C22 and C24, fatty acids required for the synthesis of sphingolipids in brain are formed by (A) De novo synthesis (B) Microsomal chain elongation (C) Mitochondrial chain elongation (D) All of these
Description : Mitochondrial membrane is permeable to (A) Short chain fatty acids (B) Medium chain fatty acids (C) Long chain fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : Mitochondrial thiokinase acts on (A) Short chain of fatty acids (B) Medium chain fatty acids (C) Long chain fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : Long chain fatty acids penetrate the inner mitochondrial membrane (A) Freely (B) As acyl-CoA derivative (C) As carnitine derivative (D) Requiring Na dependent carrier
Description : Erythromycin binds to 50 S ribosomal sub unit and (A) Inhibits binding of amino acyl tRNA (B) Inhibits Peptidyl transferase activity (C) Inhibits translocation (D) Causes premature chain termination
Description : All the following are branched chain amino acids except (A) Isoleucine (B) Alanine (C) Leucine (D) Valine
Description : The enzyme amino acyl tRNA synthetase is involved in (A) Dissociation of discharged tRNA from 80S ribosome (B) Charging of tRNA with specific amino acids (C) Termination of protein synthesis (D) Nucleophilic attack on esterified carboxyl group of peptidyl tRNA
Description : All the following statements about proopiomelanocortin are true except (A) It is made up of 285 amino acids (B) It is synthesised in pars intermedia and anterior lobe of pituitary gland ... ) It is the precursor of corticotropin like intermediate lobe peptide and endorphins 218 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : All of the following statements about hypoglycin are true except (A) It is a plant toxin (B) It causes hypoglycaemia (C) It inhibits oxidation of short chain fatty acids (D) It inhibits oxidation of long chain fatty acids
Description : All the following statements about carnitine are true except (A) It can be synthesised in the human body (B) It can be synthesized from methionine and lysine (C) It is required for transport of short chain fatty acids into mitochondria (D) Its deficiency can occur due to haemodialysis
Description : All of the following statements about puromycin are true except (A) It is an alanyl tRNA analogue (B) It causes premature termination of protein synthesis (C) It inhibits protein synthesis in prokaryotes (D) It inhibits protein synthesis in eukaryotes
Description : The mitochondrial DNA is (A) Like the nuclear DNA in structure (B) Single stranded, linear (C) Double stranded, circular (D) Single stranded, circular
Description : Match the codons given in column I with their respective amino acids given in column II and choose the correct answer.
Last Answer : Match the codons given in column I with their respective amino acids given in column II and choose the correct answer. ... -II, b-IV, c-I, d-V, e-III
Description : If there are 999 bases in an RNA that codes for a protein with 333 amino acids, and the base at position 901 is deleted such that the length of the RNA becomes 998 bases, how many codons will be altered ? (1) 11 (2) 33 (3) 333 (4) 1
Last Answer : (2) 33
Description : Anticodons are present on (A) Coding strand of DNA (B) mRNA (C) tRNA (D) rRNA
Description : A modified amino acid solution with increased equimolar branched-chain amino acids and decreased aromatic amino acids has been proposed for patients with hepatic insufficiency. Which of the following ... D. In some studies of surgical patients, improvements in mortality have been reported.
Last Answer : Answer: D DISCUSSION: The use of modified amino acid solutions is based on the false neurotransmitter hypothesis of the cause of hepatic coma. According to this hypothesis, the imbalance ... in a group of patients with cirrhosis, decreasing morbidity and showing a trend toward decreased mortality
Description : Thyroid stimulating hormone is a dimer. The α-subunits of TSH, LH, FSH are identical. Thus the biological specificity must therefore be β subunit in which the number of amino acids is (A) 78 (B) 112 (C) 130 (D) 199
Description : Give reason: The two strands of DNA molecule are complementary to each other but are not identical.
Last Answer : The two strands of DNA are not identical because the nitrogenous bases are different in pairing. A purine base of one polynucleotide chain always pairs with a pyramidine base on the other. Adenine (A) pairs ... and Cytosine (C) pairs with Thymine (T). Hence the two strands of DNA are complementary.
Description : All of the following statements about restriction endonucleases are true except: (A) They are present in bacteria (B) They act on double stranded DNA (C) They recognize palindromic sequences (D) They always produce sticky ends
Description : .In protein synthesis, the polymerisation of amino acids involves three steps. Which one of the following is not involved in the polymerisation of protein ? (a) Termination (b) Initiation (c) Elongation (d) Transcription
Last Answer : (a) Termination
Description : In protein synthesis, the polymerisation of amino acids involves three steps. Which one of the following is not involved in the polymerisation of protein ? (a) Termination (b) Initiation (c) Elongation (d) Transcription
Last Answer : Transcription
Description : All of the following statements about the enzymic complex that carries out the synthesis of ATP during oxidative phosphorylation are correct except (A) It is located on the matrix side of the inner ... inhibited by oligomycin (C) It can exhibit ATPase activity (D) It can bind molecular O2
Last Answer : D